9 Surprising Casting Choices

Moviegoers were shocked to hear Ruffalo would be Bruce Banner-The Incredible Hulk in Marvel’s “The Avengers.” The film came just four years after Edward Norton starred in “The Incredible Hulk.” Director Louis Leterrier told the Huffington Post in May 2013 that he originally wanted Ruffalo over Norton, but Marvel—notorious for their big budget blockbusters—said no because Norton was more famous. Ruffalo will be back for 2015’s “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”